kvan
Danish
en kvan
a garden angelica
a garden angelica
Etymology
From dialectal Norwegian kvan, from Old Norse hvǫnn. Compare Icelandic hvönn, Faroese hvonn, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk kvann, and Swedish kvanne
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kvæˀn], [kvanˀ], [kvan]
Noun
kvan c (singular definite kvanen or kvannen, plural indefinite kvaner or kvanner)
- garden angelica, wild celery, Norwegian angelica; Angelica archangelica
Declension
Declension of kvan
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kvan | kvanen kvannen | kvaner kvanner | kvanerne kvannerne |
| genitive | kvans | kvanens kvannens | kvaners kvanners | kvanernes kvannernes |
References
“kvan” in Den Danske Ordbog